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Hike of the Month

October Hike of the Month: Black Butte Trail Near Mount Shasta

by John Soares on October 2, 2009

August Hike of the Month — Lake Aloha, Lake of the Woods, and Ropi Lake in Desolation Wilderness

by John Soares on August 9, 2009

July Hike of the Month: Seven Lakes Basin in the Trinity Divide Mountains

by John Soares on July 7, 2009

June Hike of the Month: Chaos Crags and Manzanita Creek Trails in Lassen Volcanic National Park

by John Soares on June 10, 2009

May Hike of the Month: Whitney Butte/Lava Beds National Monument

by John Soares on May 2, 2009

April Hike of the Month: Feather Falls Trail – 640-Foot Drop!

by John Soares on April 2, 2009

March Hike of the Month: Hidden Beach and False Klamath Rock

by John Soares on March 8, 2009

February Hike of the Month: Briones Peak in Briones Regional Park

by John Soares on February 4, 2009

Hike of the Month: Muir Woods National Monument Trails

by John Soares on January 1, 2009

Hike of the Month: North Peak Montara Mountain Trail

by John Soares on November 30, 2008

Hike of the Month: Anderson Marsh State Historic Park Trails

by John Soares on November 6, 2008

Hiking to Emigrant Lake in the Mokelumne Wilderness

by John Soares on October 2, 2008

Hike to Seven Lakes Basin on the Pacific Crest Trail

by John Soares on September 1, 2008

Backpack Lassen Volcanic National Park: Cinder Cone, Butte Lake, and Snag Lake

by John Soares on August 1, 2008

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